Phone designs have come a long way, since the birth of the first smartphones. Now, we have metal, glass, wood (back cover) and premium plastic options for smartphone bodies, with different people preferring different materials for their phones. Metal seems to be the consumer favorite mainly because of its premium looks and sturdy form factor. However, in the case of metal phones, you will often find two antenna lines at the back, which has become the common trend among all metal handsets.
Meizu Pro 6 turned out to be one of the first phones to use a unique arc antenna band design and from the numerous leaks of the new iPhone 7 models, the same design also seems to have been adopted on the new Apple smartphones. Now, Vernee has just revealed that its upcoming model, the Vernee Mars will also come with a similar Arc Band design, making it unique among the competition.
Unlike the traditional antenna design, the Vernee Mars’s antenna bands will be curved around the edges, blending well with the overall design. The company reveals that the process behind it is slightly more complicated as compared to the traditional manufacturing process, however, Vernee adds that for the best visual effects, they decided to go with this design.
The Vernee Mars is now confirmed to come with black arc antenna design on its silver body. We have a couple of images of the Mars’s antenna bands, you can check them out from above.
Meanwhile, you can read more about the Vernee Mars model from our previous coverage.
Xiaomi has just slashed the official price of the Xiaomi Mi5 flagship that was announced back in February. After more than six months, the company has now decided to cut down the price tag of its flagship model by 200 Yuan ($30). The slashed prices are applicable for all the three models, including the Xiaomi Mi5 Pro.
In case you are wondering, here is the new pricing for the Xiaomi Mi5 models in China: Xiaomi Mi5 Standard Edition with 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM now retails at 1799 Yuan ($272), Mi5 high version with 3GB RAM + 64GB ROM retails at 2099 Yuan ($316) and the Xiaomi Mi5 Pro with 4GB RAM + 128GB ROM retails at 2499 Yuan ($377).
These reduced prices should translate into cheaper international reseller pricing. We expect resellers like OPPOMART to reflect the reduced prices in the coming days. So, if you were planning to purchase a brand new Mi5 from China, this could be the ideal time.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi also has silently slashed the price tag of the Redmi 3X model (powered by SD430) that was announced a few months back. To recap, the 3X is exactly like the Redmi 3S with same specs, but it’s is exclusive to China Unicom. The model now retails for 799 Yuan ($120), down by 100 Yuan. If you are interested, check out our launch coverage. The phone is also available for purchase on Gearbest, but it might take some time to reflect the new pricing on the retailer website.
In related news, Xiaomi Mi Note is also being promoted heavily on JD.com, with prices starting at just 1099 Yuan ($165), which is an amazing price considering this was quite a capable flagship of 2015. If you want to recap the specs of the Mi Note, check out this article. Or better check out the specs down below. Please note that the new Mi Note 2 flagship launch is just around the corner, but it will be costlier and much more powerful as compared to the Mi Note.
Mi Note Specs:
3D curved Gorilla Glass 3 with metal frame
5.7-inch 1080p Sharp/JDI Full HD display (95% NTSC, 1400:1 contrast ratio)
Snapdragon 801 2.5GHz, Adreno 330, 3GB LPDDR3 RAM
Dual 4G SIM (micro/nano), Dual Standby
Sony 13MP camera f/2.0, Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS)
4MP front camera with large 2-micron pixels
Hi-Fi audio system, 24-bit/192KHz lossless playback support
We had reported a few hours back that Xiaomi’s next smart product could be a Washing Machineand true to talk, the Xiaomi MiniJ smart washing machine has been launched by the innovative Chinese start up under its crowdfunding platform.
The washing machine was developed in collaboration with MINIJ (a mini washing machine and refrigerator manufacturer) in China and comes with several smart features. The portable washing machine has a capacity of just 2.8kg and has a drum type design with a child lock function. The smart product also has a level 2 energy efficiency.
Talking about the dimension, the Xiaomi smart washing machine is just 500mm wide and extends 630mm from the ground with a thickness of 415mm. The door of the washing machine is 380mm thick and the entire gadget weighs an appreciable 34kg.
The smart washing machine uses an Amotec Kore DD inverter motor, with Suspa shock absorbers supplied by the same German company that provides the shocks for the Mercedes Benz E-Class.
Apart from washing the clothes, the Xiaomi smart washing machine also provides a high temperature “cooking wash” function which heats up as high as 95 ℃. The temperature has been tested to be capable of killing bacterias such as E. coli, and Staphylococcus aureus, providing up to 99.99% sterilization.
You might begin to wonder what makes this a smart product. Well, the washing machine can be controlled by the Mi app and supports 14 different kinds of laundry mode which can be selected via the app. Cool, isn’t it?
A few months ago, Lenovo showed off a concept tablet and phone with flexible displays at their Lenovo Tech World event which was held in San Francisco. It seems the device is going out of concept and will see an official launch following a new video release.
The video which is released ahead of the IFA Berlin 2016 conference is based on the theme “Different For the Sake of Better”. The video shows a couple of devices such as what appears to be a new Lenovo Yoga, a new type of keyboard, and most importantly, a phone with a flexible display and a foldable tablet.
Samsung and LG are two other big names in the flexible phones race. Samsung says they plan on bringing flexible phones to the market come 2017 with a possibility of showing up early next year during Mobile World Congress.
LG on the other hand already has 2 bendable phones: the G Flex and G Flex 2, but still doesn’t plan to get outdone by its Korean brother. So they are also preparing to launch phones with foldable displays next year.
If Lenovo does launch their flexible phone this year, they’ll officially be the first company to do so. The thing about flexible phones isn’t the display itself but other components which are not easily bendable such as the battery.
August 31 is two weeks from now and we are really excited to see Lenovo’s new phone.
Antutu usually releases the top 10 phones for each month based on performance and they’ve made the list for the phones that scored the highest in July.
Taking the lead which shouldn’t be a surprise is none other than the OnePlus 3. The OnePlus 3 which scored a total of 140288 points features a Snapdragon 820 processor clocked at 2.2GHz, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of ROM.
Coming in second is Vivo’s X5 Play Elite with a score of 138706. The X5 Play features the same processor as the OnePlus 3, but it is clocked lower at 2.15GHz. It also features 6GB of RAM but doubles the storage to 128GB and comes with a curved 2K display.
The LeEco Le Max 2 is the third best smartphone scoring almost 700 points less than the Vivo (138026). The LeMax 2 uses the Snapdragon 820 SoC with the same clock speed as the Vivo, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. There is a 4GB RAM version with 32GB ROM as well and with the same 2K screen as its sibling.
ZTE’s Nubia sub-brand comes in at number 4 with the standard edition of the Nubia Z11. The phone scores a total of 137,685 points and is equipped with the same processor as the top 3, but features 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in storage.
Other phones that made it to Antutu’s list includes the Lenovo sub-brand ZUK Z2 Pro, Xiaomi’s Mi 5, the Samsung S7 Edge, Apple’s iPhone 6S and the Axon 7. Apple rounds off the list with their most recent phone, the iPhone SE.
Dual cameras is becoming the new special feature on phones and most Chinese manufacturers are trying to have at least one dual-camera phone in their line-up this year. 360 Mobiles does not want to be left out, as they have teased an upcoming flagship device sporting dual cameras, the 360 Q5.
The company’s Chief Technology Officer shared a post from the official Weibo account teasing the new device and revealing a few specifications.
Design
The 360 Q5 has an all-metal build with the back sporting antenna lines at the top and bottom. The dual-cameras are positioned on top of each other with a LED flash sitting on the right. There is also a fingerprint scanner below the cameras. You also have the 360 Mobile logo at the bottom just above the lower antenna line.
Up front, the 360 Q5 screen has a black line running around it which should create the illusion of the phone having very thin bezels when viewing a dark image.
The 360 Q5 will have two versions: the Q5 which will sport a 5.5” screen, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of built-in storage, and the Q5 Plus which will feature a 6” screen with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage. Both phones will come with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor and have dual SIM slots (nano only). They will also feature the same camera setup: 13MP dual-cameras at the back and another 13MP up front with soft flash.
Price and Availabililty
There is no word yet on the price and availability of the 360 Q5 phones but we expect it to arrive soon.
If you were sad that there wasn’t a washing machine on offer from your favorite Chinese startup, Xiaomi, you’d be happy to know that tomorrow, the company will most likely launch this product via its crowdfunding app. While the company is yet to officially confirm that the product releasing tomorrow is indeed a washing machine, the teasers and the hints provided by the company’s smart home app on Weibo seems to point out that it’s going to be a mini washing machine.
The Mi Smart Home app has revealed a few teasers on its page, confirming a new product launch on August 16 at 10:00AM. The teasers have focused on the cleaning aspect of this product, which is hinting that it could be a smart washing machine. Now, if you are still not convinced, then it’s worth pointing that the official account of MINIJ (a mini washing machine and refrigerator manufacturer) has been forwarding and commenting on Xiaomi’s teasers for the past couple of days. This had added to speculations that the product is indeed a new washing machine and will be manufactured by MINIJ.
Well, we will know for sure what it is tomorrow morning. Stay tuned to gizmochina till then.
Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is one of the most anticipated smartphones in the second half of 2016. Analyst Pan Juitang has revealed that we could meet this new flagship as soon as this month, but as of now, we haven’t heard any official smartphone launch event in August. However, the rumors and leaks have painted a very powerful image of the Mi Note 2 flagship, with features such as dual cameras, curved screen display and Snapdragon 821 chip inside. Now, if you were wondering how the Mi Note 2 would look like with these features, then you are in luck as a few fan-made renders of the device have just been spotted.
The Mi Note 2 renders seem to use the same 3D glass body of the Mi5, adding the dual cameras at the back and a curved display as revealed by recent rumors. In fact, a few days back, we even got to see the alleged dual curved display panel of the Mi Note 2, revealing its slight resemblance to Galaxy Note 7’s design. Looks like these renders were made taking all these information into consideration and to be honest, the maker has done a fine job of making the Mi Note 2 look premium and flagship worthy. In fact, these renders could be close to what the new Xiaomi flagship could look like, although we haven’t seen it in real life to confirm this yet.
The front of the device looks beautiful, with curved glass display and the rectangular home button. These renders also have the speakers located at the bottom of the phone. You will also find the USB Type-C port used in the design. The back of the phone looks like the Mi5 with a glass body. However, we can see the dual cameras and dual tone flash on top.
The Oppo R9s which is touted to be the successor to the highly successful Oppo R9, may be released as early as next month, if words from renowned industry analyst Pan Jiutang is anything to go by. According to the well-known analyst, the Oppo R9s could be released in September, just before the China National Day which comes up on October 1.
This seems to correspond with a recent teaser released by Oppo which made the rounds on the internet with the words “TheNextOne”, apparently referring to the Oppo R9s that had been rumored to debut later this year.
Google’s expected 2016 Nexus flagships may just be very close to coming out of the factory if the leaks we get, quite frequently these days, are anything to go by. The 2016 Nexus codenamed Sailfish had earlier on been spotted in a GFXBenchlisting that gave out some of the key specs of the smartphone. Now, one of the two Nexus smartphones (most likely HTC Nexus) may just have been leaked in a spy shot.
The image said to be that of the higher end Nexus smartphone, was leaked by a Twitter user that goes by the username “Nexus”. Quite curiously the account seem to have been opened just this August and has only two tweets both relating to the Nexus devices.
The first of the two tweets describes the 2016 HTC Nexus as looking like “a cross between the Nexus 4 & the iPhone with glass and fingerprint scanner on the back”. The comparison seems to be referring to the 4-inch iPhone SE or any of the 4-inch iPhones and the Nexus 4 developed by Google and LG back in 2012.
From the leaked spy shot, the edge of the Nexus device appears to be made out of plastic, while the rear is covered with glass. There is also an audio jack at the top which is in contrast with what is expected on the iPhone 7. A fingerprint sensor can also be spotted at the back, which also features a small camera with LED flash.
The next tweet actually reveals that the image render is that of the premium model of the 2016 HTC Nexus smartphones which should be the one codenamed Marlin and both are said to be under 5.5-inches in screen sizes, while the lower end flagship will be made of glossy plastic.
The image isn’t very clear and the tipster is relatively unknown, with no previous track record, so we might as well take this with a pinch of salt while we wait for more details to emerge.
Meizu is set for something new in September based on an image posted on Weibo. The image which has the words ”Pro than Pro” and another set of words in chinese which loosely translates to ”True Flagship on Your Fingertips” hints at a new phone. A new Pro phone actually.
If you remember, part of the rumours and speculations for Meizu’s ”E” device was for a phone sporting Samsung’s high end chipset, the Exynos 8890 but what we got was another mid-range phone, the Meizu M3E with a Helio P10 processor. This might just be the device. The true Meizu flagship that can compete with other flagships.
The date on the poster says 3rd of September, which is quite strange based on the fact that it falls on a Saturday. No manufacturer (to the best of my knowledge though) launches a device on a weekend.
What device do you think Meizu is launching next month? A Pro 6 with an Exynos 8890 processor or a new Pro phone entirely? Let us know what you think in the comment box.
Huawei’s flagship line isn’t complete without the Mate series, and with the last release almost a year already, we should be getting more details of what to expect from its successor, the Mate 9.
Huawei Mate 9 Leak
About 4 months ago, we reported that the Mate 9 is rumoured to come with a 20MP dual-camera setup. While we can’t confirm if it will indeed be 20MP sensors, we can say with a little more certainty that the phone will feature dual-cameras based on leaked photos of what an individual whose name translates to @Buns says is the Mate 9.
The camera is positioned differently from how you have it on the Huawei P9. Instead of being side by side and on the left, they are in the middle and stacked on each other with what appears to be a laser for autofocus and LED flash flanking it on both sides. The image also shows a fingerprint scanner below the cameras. Another image uploaded shows the bottom of the phone which reveals the phone will come with USB Type-C.
The size of the phone also kind of confirms that it may indeed come with a 5.9” screen. The Mate 9 is expected to be released in October or November and is said to come with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box.
Today, we have yet another giveaway for our readers and since this is a small product, we are giving away not one, but three new Chuwi UBlue car chargers to three lucky winners. So, your chances of winning this brand new charger are much better than other giveaways.
Chuwi is a well-known brand manufacturing highly affordable, feature-rich tablets for the past few years. But the company also has a lineup of accessories and the Chuwi UBlue Car Charger is one such premium accessory available. The charger comes with a number of subtle features to make sure that the overall charging experience is smooth.
First of all, the UBlue Car Charger is made out of metal, which means it’s sturdy and looks good. However, if you are worried about the charger getting hot, then don’t, because the company has used multiple insulation layers to make sure that the charger stays cool.
You can charge two devices at a time, and the charger will automatically determine the best current depending upon your device. You can simultaneously charge any smartphone and tablet or other mobile devices at a time. The charging speed of this charger is reported 40% faster than 5V/ 1A standard charging speed.
You can read more about the UBlue Car Charger from the official page. All details are listed here.
Before we get to the giveaway, we would like to thank Chuwi for sending in three Chuwi Ublue Car Chargers for this giveaway.
Like always, we will be conducting the giveaway via the gleam widget. Just follow the instructions given in the widget to participate in the giveaway.
Sharp has a new phone, the Sharp M1 and while it does have some cool specs, it reminds of us of another device. Yes. The Xiaomi Mi 5. That’s the device the M1 looks like.
Specifications
Sharp has put a 5.5” Full HD display with gorilla glass on the M1, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage and a MT6753 processor clocked at 1.3GHz. There is a 13MP camera on the back and another 13MP wide angle camera in front for selfies. It will also come with a SD card slot that can take up to a 64GB card, and a 2600mAh battery to supply power. The Sharp M1 will ship with Android 6.0 and have LTE (FDD and TDD) support.
Xiaomi Mi 5
Design
Yes it does look the Xiaomi Mi 5 judging from the curved back which meets up with the front, but it still has some features different such as the use of capacitive buttons instead of a physical home button up front which also doubles as a fingerprint scanner on the Xiaomi. The positioning of the front camera and sensors are also different. The Sharp M1 also uses a circular LED instead of the horizontal type present on the Mi 5. The phone will be available in white and pink (to appeal to the female folk).
A couple of the big names into mobile device manufacturing have their own fast charge technology that is specially designed for their phones. Although, they might work with other brands, they are usually more efficient with their own products. An example is Motorola’s TurboPower™ fast charge technology (gives 8 hours of battery life in 15 minutes of charging) which will also work with Quick Charge 2.0 compatible devices.
Huawei P9 Lite
Huawei seems to have come up with their own fast charge technology called Supercharge and they have applied for a trademark for it in the European Union. A prototype of the Supercharge technology was demoed last year at a battery symposium in Japan when a 3000 mAh Li-ion battery was charged to nearly 50% in 5 minutes and a 600 mAh battery charged to 68% in 2 minutes. That is really really fast if you ask me. While there were opinions raised about it damaging the battery, we want to believe the batteries were specially made to withstand that voltage and current, and even if there is a risk, the issue must have been solved already for them to want to trademark the name. Do not forget that applying for a trademark means that you intend to use something commercially.
Asus first released its Android wear ZenWatch at IFA Berlin in 2014, this was followed by the ZenWatch 2, released sometime in September 2015. Now, the Taiwanese company is rumored to be planning the release of the ZenWatch 3 wearable during this year’s IFA Berlin.
Recently filings before US regulatory body FCC revealed yesterday, had indicated the ZenWatch 3 will sport a round shaped design. This seems to have been confirmed by render images of the ZenWatch 3 leaked today. The images show the Zenwatch 3 will have circular dials, quite different from those found on the ZenWatch 2. The renders also reveal there would be up to three physical control buttons on the smartwatch, as opposed to one button on its predecessor.
Furthermore, the Asus ZenWatch 3 will be made of metal material and features a narrower screen than the ZenWatch 2, obviously due to the circular design. The Zenwatch 3 does not support wireless charging, instead, makes use of a 5V-2A charging adapter which is connected to the back cover of the smartwatch.
The ZenWatch 3 also features Bluetooth 4.2, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n ( 2.4GHz) protocol and comes pre-installed with Android Wear 2.0. The price is not known yet but we’ll keep you posted as soon as it drops.
Huawei’s Honor brand has been known for nice devices that bring some great specs at affordable prices. The Honor 8 is one of their latest offerings and it’s very beautiful. Learn more in our full review.
32GB (expandable via microSD card slot up to 256GB)
Huawei Honor 8 Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY
Once I first took the phone out of the box, my first impression was – it is a really nice looking and well-built phone. Sure, it sports a familiar design but it definitely feels like a flagship phone.
The device is compact due to its 5.2” 1080p display, which is sharp and crisp, it has a decent sunlight legibility and it is just a beautiful panel overall.
Just above the display we have a sensor light, a beefy 8MP camera and LED notification light. Unfortunately, the phone only has on-screen navigation buttons.
There is so much going on the back of the device. It starts with a dual 12MP camera setup, similar to the one found on the Huawei P9. We also have a laser auto-focus system and dual-tone dual LED flash.
Just below the camera, there is a multifunctional button, which also acts as a fingerprint scanner. You can unlock your phone straight from the standby mode and the scanner is very accurate but not as fast as e.g. OnePlus 3.
In addition to this, you can physically press this programmable button and it can do a lot of things e.g. you can double-press it to turn on the flashlight. You can also swipe it down to open up notification shade and so on.
The side buttons are nice and tactile.
We have a loudspeaker, which sits next to the USB C port and it has a pretty good sound quality for the class.
Some extra features include the IR blaster, which has already started disappearing from other devices… again.
Huawei Honor 8 Review: HARDWARE and PERFORMANCE
My review unit comes with the Hisilicon Kirin 950 octa-core processor with the max. clock speeds of 2.3GHz, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, which can be expanded via the microSD card.
You can also opt-in for a higher-end model, which has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.
I played games like Asphalt 8, Nova 3 and Modern Combat 5 on the highest graphics settings. There were just a few skipped frames but that is not the reason worth complaining about and I would say that the gaming performance is great.
The phone tends to get a little warm but it does not overheat.
Huawei Honor 8 Review: BENCHMARKS
Huawei Honor 8 Review: USER INTERFACE
Speaking of the user interface, the Honor 8 ships with the EMUI 4.1, which is built on top of the Android 6.0.
We have a typical Huawei UI we’ve seen on other devices. There is no app drawer, the icons look cartoonish but there are so many features and customization options. If you are new to Huawei phones, it may take a few days to get used to and try all those features.
There is a baked-in theming engine to customize the looks. Also, there are quite a few pre-installed apps like Health, to help you track your fitness routines. Also, you can adjust the display settings, customize the navigation bar, use your knuckle to take a screenshot, easily turn on/off a convenient one-hand operation mode or manage your phone with the built-in phone manager.
There are plenty of other features, settings and tweaks to talk about, we just wanted to give you a basic idea of a variety of options you get with this Huawei device.
The UI performs fine on a daily basis. It is fast, I didn’t have any lags and I’m pretty happy with it.
Huawei Honor 8 Review: CAMERA
The camera can take pictures quite fast. We have a bunch of shooting modes to choose from. Just to name a few, there are manual photo and video modes.
You can also make the best use of the secondary camera by adjusting the aperture and selecting the focus area after you take the image. This feature works pretty well and you can get some really nice photos with bokeh effect.
Huawei Honor 8 Review: IMAGE QUALITY
When it comes to the image quality, the Honor 8 is a very good yet not perfect performer. The daylight images come out sharp and detailed, and the color reproduction is accurate.
The indoor and macro shots look pretty good too.
You can take some nice images using the secondary camera that captures depth information. You can focus on different objects after you take the image and apply various filters. Not all photos look natural but you can definitely achieve some nice looking results.
The camera can take some nice photos in low-light. Sure, the photos look grainier but the noise reduction is pretty good for the class. However, some of the shots are ruined with a red tint if you are taking pictures close to the light source e.g. street lights.
The phone can shoot videos up to 1080p. The quality of the footage is just mediocre. Also, my Chinese review unit does not have the continuous auto-focus feature. I know that Indian retail unit supports this feature. See a video review for a video sample.
8MP selfie camera is great and it also comes with some advanced beautification features to make you look better.
The phone comes with a hybrid SIM card slot that can take either 2 SIMs or 1 SIM and the microSD card.
I didn’t have any issues with call quality, signal reception, GPS or wifi.
Huawei Honor 8 Review: BATTERY LIFE
The Honor 8 ships with the 3000mAh battery that performs well on the daily basis.
I got 3 hours of screen-on time but bare in mind that I had set the display brightness to maximum, I was in a bad signal reception area and I used the phone quite intensively.
With a lighter use, you may easily get over 4 hours of SOT that should translate to 1-1.5 days of usage.
The phone supports fast charging feature and I was able to fully charge a phone in 1 hour and 15 mins.
Huawei Honor 8 Review: CONCLUSIONS
So, there you have it, the Huawei Honor 8. After using this phone for quite some time I can say that it is a rather compelling offering at the price of $350.
It has the looks and the build quality of a flagship, a great display, multi-functional fingerprint scanner button and powerful internal hardware that allows you to play 3D games and enjoy a smooth user interface performance on the daily basis.
Also, the dual camera setup is what makes this phone standout from the crowd of similarly-priced phones. You can take some great photos and play with the bokeh effect if you want.
On the other hand, the video quality could be better, the user interface may look cartoonish to some and the glass back panel is slippery, and it attracts fingerprints easily.
At the end of the day, the Huawei Honor 8 is a great phone. Sure, it may have a few flaws but it is one of the better phones at this price range at the moment.
The two mobile phones, both sports different sizes with the smaller one having a 5.2-inch display model and the larger one sporting a 5.5-inch display . Both models are said to have 2K display resolution and will be equipped with Z-Launcher System UI based on the latest Android 7.0 Nougat.
A new rumor has it that the new Nokia smartphone will be manufactured by Taiwanese company Foxconn, which also manufactures Apple’s iPhones. Further it is said that the Nokia devices would feature camera sensors manufactured using graphene material, also featuring an all-metal body design. In simple terms, graphene is a thin layer of pure carbon; it is a single, tightly packed layer of carbon atoms that are bonded together in a hexagonal honeycomb lattice.
Previous rumors had speculated that the expected Nokia phone will be powered by Snapdragon 820 chipset and will sport an all-metal body as well. In addition, the Nokia device is expected to come equipped with IP68 Waterproof and Dustproof protection, similar to the one on the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge.
Just two days after the launch of the Meizu M3E, we are getting rumors that Meizu is allegedly working on another flagship smartphone this year which would be powered by Samsung’s latest Exynos 8890 chipset. This news was disclosed on China’s social networking site Weibo by a user @WandT but he failed to disclose any other detail.
This is not the first Meizu smartphone that will sport the Samsung chipset, in fact Meizu has used Samsung’s chipsets perviously but after the Pro 5, Meizu stopped featuring Samsung processors, instead went for a mediaTek chipset on the Pro 6. It is however suspected that the flagship under works could be the Meizu Pro 7, signalling a return to Samsung chips. In another dimension, it could be a Meizu Pro 6 variant with Exynos 8890 CPU.
Also, the AnTuTu benchmark data for what is suspected to be the rumored Meizu flagship device but only identified as Meizu_m96 has been spotted. The data reveals the device will sport a 5.5-inch display with 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and also run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
The AnTuTu benchmark record did confirm the device as being equipped with a Samsung Exyno 8890 processor with Mali-T880 GPU, backed by 4GB of RAM and 32GB of bult-in storage. The Meizu flagship is also touted to have a 12MP rear facing camera and a 5MP front facing camera. The phone scored nearly 120k on the Benchmark app.
Samsung’s Exynos 8890 chipset does not come with entire network support, which has been the current trend among phone manufacturers in China. So it remains to be seen whether Meizu will use this chip inside its next flagship.
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